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Use our resource library to explore the latest research in the field of election science.

83 Resources

Ready for Tuesday2026
Voter Registration Reports

This report provides guidance to election officials to communicate about the work they are doing related to voter list maintenance.

Audits & Validating Elections Reports

This resource provides a transcript of U.S. Election Assistance Commission public hearing on election audit standards, reflecting current discussions among election officials and audit experts.

Wren Orey, William T. AdlerBipartisan Policy Center2026
Voter Registration Reports

This analysis suggests that documentary proof of citizenship requirements would affect voters across the electorate. While Democrats and Republicans possess some form of documentary proof at similar rates, Republicans’ reliance on birth certificates mean they may be more heavily impacted by documentary proof requirements than Democrats. Additionally, wealthier and more highly educated voters are more likely to have documentary proof than others.

Voter Registration Academic Papers

The resources below are designed to help election officials manage the process of registering voters and creating, updating, and maintaining voter records.

Samuel Baltz, Fernanda Gonzalez, Kevin Guo, and Charles Stewart III2025
Audits & Validating Elections Academic Papers

This paper provides an empirical analysis of 2020 election audits showing very small changes in presidential vote counts across audited jurisdictions and contest types.

Center for Election Innovation and Research2025
Voter Registration Reports

CEIR has surveyed states about voter registration database security every two years since 2018. These surveys have demonstrated widespread best practices in respondent states.

Michael Morse, Wren Orey, Joann BautistaBipartisan Policy Center2025
Voter Registration Reports

This report focuses on two of the most salient topics in list maintenance policy discussions today: mobility and citizenship.

Maryland General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services2025
Audits & Validating Elections Reports

This report analyzes another Maryland risk limiting audit (RLA) bill, including audit models, local board impacts, and references to practical RLA research.

Center for Election Innovation and Research2024
Voter Registration Reports

CEIR interviewed and surveyed election officials in four states—Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Rhode Island—to create case studies about their experiences planning, developing, and implementing a new voter registration database system.

Maryland General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services2024
Audits & Validating Elections Reports

This report analyzes a Maryland bill that would require risk-limiting audits after statewide elections, including fiscal and administrative implications.

Benjamin Fuller, Rashmi Pai, Alexander RussellUniversity of Connecticut, Voting Technology Research Center2024
Audits & Validating Elections Academic Papers

This paper introduces Bayesian/low-variance risk limiting audit approaches using marginal mark recording to reduce variability and sample requirements.